Old Boys’ News
1990
1987
Wilf Dinnick
Conrad Bona and his wife, Yasmina, are pleased to announce the arrival of Roman Sebastien on June 12, 2011 in London, England; a brother for Tristan (almost 5) and Celeste (2).
Wilf ‘90 with his father Wilf ‘57
was the keynote speaker for the Speaker Series event held Oct. 20 in Toronto, where he entertained Old Boys and guests with stories from the trenches and the online news industry. Wilf is a news correspondent who has covered stories in China, Africa and the Middle East for CNN, ABC, and CBC. Recently, Wilf returned to Canada to launch an online news site Openfile.ca. This new venture has launched across Canada and Wilf hopes it will help fill the void of the struggling newspaper business. He and his wife, Sonia Verma, who writes for The Globe and Mail, live in Toronto with their two young daughters.
1986 Francis Hadeed has been in touch with St. Andrew’s and informs the School that he attended the University of Toronto and graduated with a BA in economics before moving back to Trinidad to join the family business in 1990. He married his wife, Lena, in July of 1994 and they are the proud parents of two boys—Francis Jr. (15) and Christopher (10). Francis is the director of The Barada Group of Companies, which operates numerous entities from car dealerships to apparel and footwear stores.
58 Fall 2011
Garth Hadley returned to campus for his 25th reunion in September. He is now the sole owner and president of Coast Range Contracting Ltd, founded in 1973. Coast Range is a leader in the reforestation industry in British Columbia, planting over 7 million seedlings each season in the interior of B.C. and on Vancouver Island. This past season two Andreans planted for Coast Range: Matthew Eaton-Kent ‘06 and Garth’s neighbour, Sam Millette ‘09, who earned the title of Top Rookie in his camp. Garth would like to encourage other Andreans to contact him if they are interested in the extremely challenging, yet highly rewarding world of tree-planting.
Steven Dengler reports that since January 2010, third-party rankings have listed the company that he and classmate Beric Farmer started, XE.com, as the 351st most popular website in the world. They now offer a mobile app for users to check the latest currency rates on the go and would love to hear feedback from their users. Steven and Beric are frequent visitors to St. Andrew’s where they speak on a regular basis with student groups about entrepreneurship and running a small business.
1988
Glenn Hant until recently, had been focusing most of his energy toward renovations. However, Glenn has been a licensed real estate agent and in August began focusing primarily on real estate with Laceby Real Estate while completing renovations on the side. Glenn lives with his wife, Catherine, in Markham, Ont. Duff McDonald and his wife, Caroline, have recently moved to Philadelphia, Pa. Caroline has been named director of brand strategy for clothing, accessory and home decor retailer Anthropologie. Duff is a contribut-
ing editor to Fortune Magazine and is writing a history of consulting firm McKinsey & Company, which will be published by Simon & Schuster in 2013.
1989
Damian Brooks is working as risk manager for Tricor Automotive Group, Inc., a group of Canadian automotive dealerships aiming to enhance the vehicle purchasing and ownership experience. Damian is in charge of property and casualty insurance programs and group benefit programs, among other duties. Damian lives with his wife, Elizabeth, and children Stuart (10) and Natasha (7) in Georgetown, Ont. Will Hill and wife, Mara, welcomed Oliver on May 9, 2011, a brother to 5-year-old Abigail. Will has been working with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. since January 2010 as the director of the chairman’s office, where he was recruited by the then incoming chair, Paul Godfrey. Will spent the previous seven years working in upper management with the Toronto Blue Jays (2002-08) and another year writing about the team for TSN.ca (2009). Will and his family live in Oakville, Ont.
1990
Don Price is national account manager for Hershey Canada. He was recently appointed to the board of directors at Albert College in Belleville, Ont., but says his loyalties remain red and white.